Edward Spector
@edwardspector1
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I am a psychologist who specializes in the healthy use of technology.
Rockville, Maryland
Joined September 2014
I hope you will join us on Wednesday, March 9th at noon ET for, “12 to 18: Coming of Age Online” a Children and Screens “Ask the Experts” webinar. Registration link:
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Wrote an Op Ed for the Washington Post.
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Digital addiction is growing during the pandemic, and affecting younger video gamers.
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Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find - BBC News
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Addressing Toxic Video Gaming Environments — SCREENAGERS -
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RT @childrenscreens: Tomorrow at noon EDT, don't miss "Win or Lose? What to Do About Videogaming." This important conversation will provide….
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RT @DrMarkGriffiths: I wrote a short piece for Gizmodo on what I think would happen if Facebook was deleted. Free read at: .
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Everyone seems relieved when Facebook crashes. But what if Facebook closed down?
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How to promote healthy, social, and appropriate videogame play
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Should be an interesting panel discussion about video gaming during a global pandemic
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How the pandemic has inspired some teens to get off their laptops and go outside.
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At first, when she found out school would be closing indefinitely, 16-year-old Alayna Hughes, from Eugene, Ore., was excited. But then reality — and disappointment — set in.“I really enjoy the social...
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Americans Are Excessively Eating, Drinking, Smoking Pot, Playing Video Games And Watching Porn While Quarantined.
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Since you’re at home under quarantine and surfing social media out of boredom, you have probably come across this coronavirus hustle-porn tweet or something similar:Whether the tweet was meant to be...
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Here's how you can make quarantine a productive time for your kids.
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Last Monday, I found myself sitting down to watch TV with my six-month-old for the first time ever. We spent ten minutes watching the BBC children’s show Bing, which has gained popularity worldwide …
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Social media giants MUST hand over their data, psychiatrists say.
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Social media giants like Facebook and Instagram must hand over data so experts can analyse their impact on mental health, a major report warns.The Royal College of Psychiatrists' demand was backed by...
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Editor’s letter: How the next generation is using technology to mask, reveal, and form identity.
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An introduction to our special issue on youth"To grow up with technology, as my generation has, is to constantly question the self, to split into multiplicities, to try to contain our own …
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5 questions you should always ask a therapist before your first session.
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When Should a Parent Give Their Child a Smartphone?
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What age should kids get phones? – Yuvi, age 10, Dayton, Ohio If it seems like all your friends have smartphones, you may be on to something. A new report by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that...
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Apple’s new parental controls can limit who kids can call, text and FaceTime and when.
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An update to Apple’s iOS operating system, out today, will give parents a new set of tools to fight back against kids’ iPhone addiction. With the release of iOS 13.3, parents will for the first time...
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